Hebrews 2:7
Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands:
KJV
ἠλάττωσας αὐτὸν βραχύ τι παρ’ ἀγγέλους, δόξῃ καὶ τιμῇ ἐστεφάνωσας αὐτόν,
Greek NT
Minuisti eum paulo minus ab angelis : gloria et honore coronasti eum : et constituisti eum super opera manuum tuarum.
Vulgate
Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; Thou crownedst him with glory and honor, And didst set him over the works of thy hands:
ASV
Thou hast made him a little lower than the angels: thou hast crowned him with glory and honour and hast set him over the works of thy hands.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
10 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
- αὐτόν — SBLGNT
- αὐτόν — Reader's GNT (NA27), Robinson-Pierpont
- + καὶ κατέστησας αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τὰ ἔργα τῶν χειρῶν σου — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles
Doctrines that cite this verse
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
52. See here too, He is formed, not into existence, but in order to gather together the tribes, which were in existence before He was formed. For as in the former passage stands 'He created,' so in this 'He formed;' and as there 'for the works,' so here 'to gather together;' so that in every point of view it appears that 'He created' and 'He formed' are said after 'the Word was…
Cross-references
- 2Tim 2:5 — And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.
- Heb 2:9 — But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
- Heb 12:2 — Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
- Matt 17:27 — Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: tha
- Prov 4:9 — She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.
- Ps 8:5 — For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.
- Ps 8:5 — For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.
- Ps 65:11 — Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness.